Iman

If it is possible to sound beautiful on the telephone, Iman does it. The Somalian-born ex-model picks up her extension and says hello. Her African accent - tinged with that European jet-set quality - sounds beautiful. For a moment I'm thrown. I remember how her husband David Bowie said he fell in love with her the moment their eyes met in L.A. back in 1990. Now, on the telephone, I have only this siren's disembodied voice and I'm totally intrigued. Bowie got both barrels - voice and body.

It wasn't a great day for guards from the Chicago-area. Knicks guard Iman Shumpert, a Chicago native like Derrick Rose, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the third quarter of the Heat's 100-76 victory and will miss the remainder of the season. "It's just an unfortunate situation," Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said. "For us to lose a guy like Shump, the way he had been playing, we're definitely going to miss that. … My prayers go out to him. " Shumpert is the Knicks' best perimeter defender, and was responsible for guarding Heat star Dwyane Wade.

Model and actress Iman says if it had been up to Exit to Eden director Garry Marshall, her husband David Bowie also would have been in what has turned out to be a comedic send-up of Anne Rice's steamy novel. "Garry wanted David to play my partner in crime," says Iman, who portrays an exotic diamond thief in the movie. "But David didn't want to do it. He's been offered so many films and is very particular." The former supermodel, who has been busy launching her cosmetics line in the States, adds that she and her spouse want to team on-screen and are now, indeed, "looking for something to do together."

Wanna party with the Victoria's Secret gang - y'know hotties such as Chanel Iman and Elsa Hosk ? Of course you do. Who wouldn't? Victoria's Secret PINK is throwing a spring break pool party Wednesday, March 14 at The Shelbourne in Miami Beach where the super-duper-models will co-host along with heartthrob Joe Jonas . Jo-Bro and his model pals will challenge party-goers to interactive PINK-themed competitions. DJ Irie will spin and there will be a "pop-up" shop with limited-edition gear, inclduing tanks, tees and shorts.

As with all really good catfights, this one started in South Beach. Model Christy Turlington was in a tug of war here recently between the clothing labels Ellen Tracy and Mondi. A few years ago this wouldn't have been worth mentioning, but Turlington is not your average model. She has become so famous that she's often easier to recognize than the clothes she wears with such verve. In short, Turlington is a celebrity, and, increasingly, fashion is using such famous faces to sell its shmatte.

Iman says if it had been up to Exit to Eden director Garry Marshall, her husband, David Bowie, would also have been in what's turned out to be a comedic send-up of Anne Rice's Steamy novel. Garry wanted David to play my partner in crime," says Iman, who portrays an exotic diamond thief in the movie. "But David didn't want to do it. He's been offered so many films and is very particular." The former supermodel, who has been busy launching her cosmetics line, adds that she and her spouse want to team on screen arnd are now, indeed, "looking for something to do together.

WEST PALM BEACH -- What`s wrong with this picture: A man carrying a box full of frozen goodies said he had walked several miles from Lake Worth to West Palm Beach early Tuesday morning. But the candy bars, popsicles and other food were still frozen solid, police said. Officer Don Iman doubted the man`s story. As he questioned the man, another officer checked some nearby businesses and found The Lunch Spot, 1141 Clare Ave., had been burglarized. Officers learned the box of food had been stolen from there and arrested Alexander Glinton, 37, on burglary charges.

I'd like to make several comments about three different opinions posted in Tuesday's paper. The first is in regard to columnist Michael Mayo's comments about Circuit Judge Cheryl AlM-iman's jailing of a local defense attorney. As someone who has spent a significant part of his adult career attending various court proceedings, I've watched as criminal defense attorneys schedule, reschedule, cancel, file and slow the judicial process to an absolute crawl with proceedings intended to draw out the process, lose witnesses, or wait for police officers to retire.

WORLD Quake death toll still rising Aftershocks of the Oct. 8 earthquake triggered landslides in Pakistan with thousands more deaths possible. Estimates of the quake's death toll are nearly 80,000. 22A IRAQ Hussein claims he is innocent A defiant Saddam Hussein defended his innocence Wednesday and rejected the legitimacy of the court trying him for crimes he allegedly committed while president of Iraq. 14A NATION Breast cancer drug astounds Cancer researchers published results today showing one of the most dramatic advances in breast cancer treatment in decades.

Eduardo de las Casas just might be on the fame fast-track. The Wilton Manors-based fashion designer makes his reality-TV debut on Bravo's "The Fashion Show" when the sew-sew competition returns for its sophomore season on Tuesday, November 9 at 10 p.m. His designs have been seen on other TV shows such as "She's Got the Look" and "Nuestra Belleza Latina" which gave his nascent career a huge boost. That was after he had his very first fashion show in 2007 during the FTL Moda runway event at the Westin Diplomat and after he wowed them at the Miami International Fashion Week in 2008 and 2009.

Memorial Day has come and gone. Summer can't be too far away. I don't know what was going on last week but something was in the air or the water. The children of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King are fighting again. Will they ever let their parents? souls rest? This time, it?s over a movie by DreamWorks that Dexter, the baby boy, signed off on. Martin III and Bernice disapproved and it was on like a Michael Vick dog fight. Speaking of Michael Vick: He got out of prison in Kansas last week.

Most homicide victims die shortly after their assault. But homicide sometimes has a way of burrowing itself inside a victim for years, or decades, before heaving its final blow. These are cases known as "delayed homicides" where victims are struck, shot, or stabbed and develop complications that lead to their death. The Medical Examiner's Office makes the determination, and it's not always a popular one. Delayed homicides can make it look like the annual homicide rate has increased, experts say. Exact records on delayed homicides are not kept in Palm Beach County.

I'd like to make several comments about three different opinions posted in Tuesday's paper. The first is in regard to columnist Michael Mayo's comments about Circuit Judge Cheryl AlM-iman's jailing of a local defense attorney. As someone who has spent a significant part of his adult career attending various court proceedings, I've watched as criminal defense attorneys schedule, reschedule, cancel, file and slow the judicial process to an absolute crawl with proceedings intended to draw out the process, lose witnesses, or wait for police officers to retire.

WORLD Quake death toll still rising Aftershocks of the Oct. 8 earthquake triggered landslides in Pakistan with thousands more deaths possible. Estimates of the quake's death toll are nearly 80,000. 22A IRAQ Hussein claims he is innocent A defiant Saddam Hussein defended his innocence Wednesday and rejected the legitimacy of the court trying him for crimes he allegedly committed while president of Iraq. 14A NATION Breast cancer drug astounds Cancer researchers published results today showing one of the most dramatic advances in breast cancer treatment in decades.